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1 Property in Care (PIC) ID: PIC028 Designations: Scheduled Monument (SM90166), Listed Building (3573) Taken into State care: 1924 (Guardianship) Last reviewed: 2011 HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT SCOTLAND STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE INCHCOLM ABBEY We continually revise our Statements of Significance, so they may vary in length, format and level of detail. While every effort is made to keep them up to date, they should not be considered a definitive or final assessment of our properties. Historic Environment Scotland Scottish Charity No. SC Principal Office: Longmore House, Salisbury Place, Edinburgh EH9 1SH

2 INCHCOLM ABBEY SYNOPSIS Inchcolm Abbey dominates this small island in the Firth of Forth. Tradition holds that it was the home of a hermit when, in 1123, Alexander I sheltered here; the king vowed to build a monastery on the island in thanks for his safe delivery. His death the following year meant that the task fell to his brother, David I ( ), who founded an Augustinian priory here later in his reign. It was elevated to an abbey in After the Protestant Reformation (1560) the church was partially dismantled. In 1611 the abbey lands were created into a secular barony. Thereafter, the island served intermittently as an important coastal defence. The abbey has two important historical connections. The Inchcolm Antiphoner, one of the most important manuscripts in the history of plainchant, was produced in the abbey c. 1300, and Walter Bower wrote his Scotichronicon, a history of Scotland, here during his time as abbot (1418/49). The property in care comprises the remains of the abbey and the 'hermit's cell' to its west. The remainder of the island, also managed by Historic Scotland on behalf of Scottish Ministers, comprises extensive remains of WW I and WW II defence installations. The ruined abbey is arguably the most complete monastic complex surviving in Scotland. The 20 th -century defences likewise are amongst the best preserved. On display in the former District Officer's store is a 10 th -century hogback tombstone, a legacy from the island's Dark Age past. CHARACTER OF THE MONUMENT Historical Overview: 10 th century - tradition associates Inchcolm with St Columba - whence the name. The island later became intimately linked with Dunkeld Cathedral, which became a major cult centre of Columba in the 9 th century. Evidence for an early Christian presence is attested by the hog-back tombstone, the carved stone cross-shaft with interlace decoration, and the so-called hermit's cell to the west of the later abbey Alexander I shelters in the hermit's cell during a storm, and thereafter promises to establish a monastery on the island in thanks for his safe delivery. He dies the following year before carrying out his promise. c Alexander's successor, David I, founds an Augustinian priory on the island, the canons possibly coming from either Scone or St Andrews. c the monastery's earliest extant charter records Bishop Gregory of Dunkeld transferring the priory to Prior Brice and his fellow canons the priory is elevated to abbey status. A major rebuilding follows, including the octagonal chapter house and doubling the length of the choir (in 1265 by Bishop Richard). The new choir becomes a repository for several bishops, including Bishop John de Leicester (d.1214), whose fine wall tomb survives. 1/8

3 Abbot Brice and Prior Adam swear fealty to Edward I of England at Berwick-upon-Tweed shortly after the latter's invasion of Scotland. c the Inchcolm Antiphoner, a choir book of plainchant, is produced in the abbey's scriptorium the first recorded English attack on the abbey takes place, when a force raids abbey land at nearby Donibristle. Further raids are recorded, including one in 1335 that results in the theft of a statue of St Columba. An insertion in the Inchcolm Antiphoner reflects this turmoil: 'Father Columba preserve this choir, which praises you, from the incursions of the English.' an English raid, involving 140 armed men, results in yet more plundering of the abbey's ornaments and furnishings. Destruction by fire is avoided by a sudden and unexpected change in the direction of the wind Walter Bower serves as abbot, during which time he writes his famous history of Scotland, Scotichronicon. During his time the abbey buildings are comprehensively reorganised and the island fortified. The works include a new cross-shaped church to the east of the existing one, and a comprehensive remodelling of the cloister. Bower may well have written Scotichronicon in the lodging he created in the upper floor over the old church. 1547/48 both English and French troops occupy the island in the aftermath of the battle of Pinkie James Stewart, commendator (lay administrator), attends the Reformation Parliament which heralds the end of monastic life on the island the last document produced at the abbey is signed by just two canons James Stewart s son, Henry, receives Inchcolm as a secular lordship, taking the title Lord St Colme. The abbey buildings are turned into a residence for him and his descendants, the earls of Moray. 1790s - a Russian hospital is set up on the island to serve the Russian fleet lying in the Firth during the war with revolutionary France a gun battery is built on the island. It is dismantled after c after the outbreak of WW I, a coastal battery is constructed, part of a scheme to protect the Rosyth naval base, Forth Bridge and Edinburgh. By 1917 the battery is armed with 10 heavy guns Vice-Admiral Beatty's Battle-cruiser Fleet sails past Inchcolm on its way to the battle of Jutland the abbey is taken into state care, and J. Wilson Paterson, the Ministry of Works' architect, supervises its repair the island is demilitarised following the outbreak of WW II, the island is again fortified. The Duke of Kent fires the first round from the eastern battery whence its name 'Kent Battery'. A garrison of 500 temporarily occupies the abbey buildings until purpose-built accommodation is provided the battery is put on a reduced 'care and maintenance' basis; the armament is finally removed in the Northern Lighthouse Board erects a fog signal station on the island. Archaeological Overview: Inchcolm Island 2/8

4 The survival of the hog-back stone, and the discovery of an early carved stone cross-shaft with interlace decoration, point to a Christian presence on the island in the later first millennium AD. The Augustinian canons possessed the whole of Inchcolm, and archaeological remains of their presence are possible anywhere across the island. The later military activity may have disturbed much of the monastic evidence. However, the archaeological potential is likely to be best in the low-lying area in and around the abbey. It is also possible that there may be underwater archaeology associated with an earlier harbour(s). Excavations 1924/1926 Among the discoveries made during the Ministry of Works' clearance works were many floor tiles. The most significant discovery was the painted mural tomb on the south side of the choir, believed to be that of John de Leicester, bishop of Dunkeld ( ) Excavation in advance of constructing a drain showed that the north wall of the chapter house belonged to an earlier building, and that there were additional earlier buildings to the south of the chapter house During works to relocate the hog-back stone indoors, an area around the stone was excavated to try to establish whether a stone cross had stood near the hogback, as mentioned in a 16 th -century reference. Around the stone were four pits filled with human bones, probably representing reburial of bones found during recent construction work on the island. No features were found which could be related to either the cross or the hog-back stone Pits for modern septic tanks beside the visitor centre and steward s house revealed midden material. Architectural/Artistic Overview: Church The abbey church had a long and complex building programme spanning the 12 th to 15 th centuries. During this time the church moved progressively eastward, whilst the early church was converted for other uses. early 12 th century the first church comprised a three-bay nave and a narrower one-bay chancel. Built of ashlar, it has some fine details, including a splayed plinth and a moulded string-course. The church's simple form suggests it was not built for monastic use, supporting the possibility that the establishment of the Augustinian priory took place later in David I's reign, with the canons reusing an existing structure. Mid-12 th century - a new choir and presbytery were added to the east end and a bell tower built above the original chancel. The work may have been prompted by the need to create a church better suited to monastic use. The chief interest today lies with the two stone screens inserted into the east and west sides of the old chancel. The west, or rood, screen had two doorways at ground level with two tall open arches above. The east screen, or pulpitum, was triple-arched. The two sets of arches must have presented a visually stunning feature when viewed along the church. The tower is built of cubical ashlar, with belfry openings, each of two lancets beneath a round-arched hoodmould - both similar to work in Aberdour Castle and St Fillan's, Aberdour. The same masons may well have been employed on all three projects. 3/8

5 the new choir was doubled in length and a transept added to its north side. Little remains of either structure. A fragment of wall tomb in the south wall retains part of a fresco depicting a funeral procession, thought to be that held for Bishop John de Leicester when his body was re-interred in early 15 th century the extended church was largely replaced by a new cruciform structure to its east. The 12 th -century church was abandoned and made over to domestic use, whilst the extended choir became the nave of the new church. Of the new choir and presbytery, only the south transept now stands to any height. This has a pointed barrel vault, suggesting it was roofed with stone flags, a feature still seen at several contemporary Scottish churches (eg, Seton Collegiate Church). The new cruciform church more approximates to a Greek than a Latin cross, with the monastic choir in the west arm and the presbytery in the east arm. The north and south arms, or transepts, each held two chapels. Cloister Inchcolm's cloister is the best preserved in Scotland. Most of what remains, however, dates from the 14 th /15 th centuries and represents a far from typical arrangement. The 13 th -century octagonal chapter house is the oldest surviving structure. It has a ribbed vault with a central opening for a suspended light, a trio of arcaded seats in the east wall for the abbot, prior and sub-prior, and a stone bench around the other sides for the brethren. In the 14 th century, an upper floor was added, to provide a warming house. This has well-preserved pious graffiti next to the fierplace. The cloister is unusual in that the ground floor of all three ranges incorporated covered alleys, whereas the normal arrangement was for lean-to alleys against the ranges; only Jedburgh Abbey's later medieval south range has a similar arrangement. The original church served as the north alley until the 15 th - century when a more conventional lean-to alley was added to its south side, allowing the old church to be converted to storage. In the south alley are two features of interest a stone cresset (lamp support), and a lavatorium (washing place). Other than the chapter house, the main rooms of each range are at first-floor level. These are covered by pointed barrel vaults beneath stone-flagged roofs. Over the east alley was the dormitory, the warming house (entered off the east side of the dormitory), and the reredorter (latrine), extending to the south; this last was extended further south over time as the sea-level dropped. Over the south alley lay the refectory. The ghosting of a curved canopy at its east end indicates the position of the high table. To its south is a rare example of a pulpit (another survives in Dunfermline Abbey's refectory). To the refectory's west was the kitchen, later partitioned off. The west range housed a guest hall. The upper floor of the north range became a comfortable three-room lodging good-sized hall over the 12 th -century nave, outer chamber in the tower's first floor, and inner chamber in the former north transept. Was this perhaps the abbot's residence, where Bower wrote his Scotichronicon? To the SE of the cloister is a block that has previously been interpreted as the infirmary, but whose layout seems more appropriate for use as a private lodging. 4/8

6 Hermit s cell To the NW of the abbey stands 'the Hermit's Cell', traditionally said to be the place where Alexander I sheltered in The walls could be 10 th/ 11 th century, but the pointed tunnel vault is more likely to be 15 th century. The structure was used as a family mausoleum in the 17 th century. Hogback stone Once regarded as a monument to a Danish leader defeated by Macbeth and supposedly buried on the island with his army, the hog-back tombstone is believed to date from the mid-10 th century. A type of monument strongly associated with the Vikings (there is another in state care at St Blane's, Bute), it has carved beasts at either end of the roof ridge, and an extremely weathered representation of a human figure in the middle of one of its vertical faces. The stone originally lay on a hillock to the SW of the abbey, but was moved to the visitor centre in 1993 to prevent further weathering. It is now housed with the fragment of an early Christian stone cross recently found built into the ceiling of the refectory stair. Military Structures Inchcolm was heavily fortified in World War I and World War II. In the 1950s and early 60s, the buildings housing the garrison were mostly demolished and the fortifications, etc., stripped of their armament and equipment. During WW I, Inchcolm was armed with two 12-pounder guns and two 6-inch breach-loaders on the east side of the island, and four 4-inch quick-firers plus four 4.7-inch quick-firers on the west side. Garrison accommodation was erected around the abbey. A tunnel through the hill on the east side, built 1916/17 by 576 Cornwall Works Co., provided quick, sheltered access to the seaward-facing batteries. During WW II, Inchcolm was armed with two 12-pounders (on the site of the old 6-inch battery, and renamed the Kent Battery), plus two quick-firing 6- pounders and two Bofors anti-aircraft guns. The most significant surviving remains from WW I are the concrete 'aprons' for the 4.7-inch guns and the battery commander's post (re-used in WW II for the fire control post for the entire Forth coastal defence) on the west side, the tunnel and the emplacements for the two 12-pounder and two 6-pounder guns on the east side. The remainder is largely a legacy from WW II These include searchlight emplacements, concrete shelters, engine rooms, the district officer s store, and the brick-built NAAFI canteen to the NW of the abbey. Associated monastery buildings Of added interest is the structure at the Monk's Cave, on Charles Hill, Fife, the closest land to Inchcolm. This comprises the vaulted undercroft of a building, probably a warehouse, with a 15 th -century doorway. This is not in state care but is scheduled. Social Overview: Inchcolm Island can be seen from Edinburgh, the Forth Bridges and the south coast of Fife. Despite its proximity to the populous heart of Scotland, it has a powerful atmosphere of remoteness and antiquity. An attractive and romantic 5/8

7 place, it is visited by many during the summer months, the majority coming as part of organised boat trips (operated by a commercial concern, not Historic Scotland). These trips provide visitors not only with a visit to the island but also an introduction to the wider landscape of the Forth and its rich and diverse wildlife, including especially the seals that bask on the rocks around Inchcolm. Inchcolm is used not just for tourism but also for educational purposes. The property's two 'faces' the one medieval monastic, the other modern defence of the realm make it doubly informative. The romantic abbey ruins are becoming increasingly valued as a venue for the performing arts (eg, open-air theatre). The island figured prominently when the Tall Ships visited the Firth of Forth in Inchcolm has also figured in literature, most recently Simon Taylor's novel Mortimer's Deep. The fact that the property is situated on an island means that it does not attract as many visitors as it otherwise might. Those who do visit are mostly timelimited as to what they can see whilst on the island. The interested visitor could easily spend the best part of a day inspecting the entire island. Spiritual Overview: As a working monastery, Inchcolm catered for the spiritual needs of its founder, his family and descendants. The Augustinian canons were also priests who had responsibility for parish churches on the mainland, eg, St Bridget s, Dalgety, and St Fillan's, Aberdour. The brethren offered up in their own church a ceaseless round of prayer and supplication, wherein the mass was central. Inchcolm, in medieval times, was a favoured sepulchre for the bishops of Dunkeld, in whose diocese the abbey lay. As an Augustinian foundation, the brethren had close contact with other Augustinian institutions, particularly St Andrews Cathedral and Scone Abbey, from whence the founding community were brought. The early 14th-century Inchcolm Antiphoner is one of the earliest extant Scottish plainchant music books. It reminds us of the importance of sacred music in Scotland's monasteries. Inchcolm is intimately associated with Abbot Walter Bower, a fervent Scottish patriot, who wrote his Scotichronicon on the island. Bower was overtly reverential to St Columba, whom he assumed was titular patron of Inchcolm. Today, the abbey retains much of its powerful spiritual presence. Its situation on an uninhabited island undoubtedly helps, but so too does its chapter house and cloister, the most complete of all Scotland's medieval monasteries. Here perhaps the visitor can get closest to the medieval monastic ideal than anywhere else. The abbey is still occasionally used today for spiritual purposes, and the congregations of St Fillan s, Aberdour, and St Columba's, Edinburgh, hold services at the church during the summer months. In addition, weddings and baptisms, normally held in the chapter house, are becoming increasingly popular. Aesthetic Overview: Inchcolm is a small hour-glass shaped island, its narrow, low-lying heart flanked to east and west by prominent hills. 6/8

8 The abbey lies in this heart, close to water to north and south, the former rocky and the latter a sandy beach. The stunningly sited, yet compact, ruined complex conveys both the scale and complexity of a medieval monastic site. In the late spring and early summer, nesting birds, mostly gulls, disturb the usual calm and serenity of the abbey. The island's seascape setting is dramatic, and benefits enormously from the constantly changing visual spectacle provided by the surrounding waters. The rugged coast of Fife to the north, and Edinburgh, with its seated mammoth, Arthur's Seat, to the south, predominate. The panorama westward is dominated by the powerfully impressive Forth Rail Bridge and the more slender road bridge beyond. To the east, the broad estuary of the Firth of Forth opens out to the North Sea. The feeling of remoteness, combined with the island's natural peace and tranquillity, helps the visitor appreciate the cloistered and contemplative life of the medieval monk. What are the major gaps in understanding of the property? What are the origins of human use of the island? What was the history, scale and location of the pre-augustinian religious settlement? What was the form and detailing of the original cloister? The abbey's history, both as a monastery and as a land-holding institution, is imperfectly understood. A study of the architectural evidence, and its wider context, is overdue. The history of the island as a fortification, including in medieval times, is needed. Most urgent, perhaps, is the recording for posterity of the reminiscences of those who served there in WW II - before it is too late. ASSESSMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE Key Points Inchcolm has a history of Christian occupation reaching back beyond the Augustinian foundation into the first millennium AD. The early 14 th -century Inchcolm Antiphoner is one of the earliest surviving Scottish sacred music manuscripts. At the heart of the abbey complex are precious architectural fragments of the 12 th -century church, including parts from a rare pulpitum and rood screen. The 15 th -century church to the east of its predecessor is a most unusual feature. The cloister is the best preserved in Scotland. Although somewhat unusual on plan (especially the way the alleys are incorporated into the ranges), Inchcolm's cloister, like no other, easily enables the visitor to appreciate the cloistered and contemplative life of the medieval monk. It also holds some fascinating and rare features, including the warming room with its pious graffiti, the refectory with its reading pulpit, and the lavatorium in the south alley. Inchcolm is intimately connected with one of Scotland's greatest, and fervently nationalistic, medieval historians, Abbot Walter Bower, who most probably wrote his Scotichronicon in the abbey. 7/8

9 The 20 th -century military remains are among the best preserved in Scotland. Associated Properties: (other related local sites) - Monk's Cave, Fife; Aberdour Castle; St Fillan's, Aberdour; St Bridget's, Dalgety Bay. (other significant Scottish Augustinian houses) - Cambuskenneth Abbey; Holyrood Abbey; Inchaffray Abbey; Inchmahome Priory; Jedburgh Abbey; Restenneth Priory; St Andrews Cathedral Priory; Scone Abbey. (other octagonal chapter houses) - Holyrood Abbey; Elgin Cathedral (other hog-back stones) - Govan Church, Glasgow; Meigle Museum; St Andrews Cathedral; St Blane's, Bute; St Vigean's Museum. (other WW I & WW II defences) - Broughty Castle; Dumbarton Castle; Inchkeith; Inchgarvie; Inchmickery; Scapa Flow. Keywords: St Columba, Augustinian, abbey, monastic, wall painting, Scotichronicon, hogback stone, World War defences. Selected Bibliography: Fawcett, R., Inchcolm Abbey, in Crawford. B (ed.)., Church, Chronicle and Learning in Medieval and Renaissance Scotland: essays presented to Donald Watt on the occasion of the completion of the publication of Bower's Scotichronicon (Edinburgh, 1998) Fawcett, R., The Architecture of the Scottish Medieval Church (New Haven & London, 2011) Paterson,J. W., 'The development of Inchcolm Abbey', Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, vol.60 (1925-6) RCAHMS., Inventory of Monuments and Constructions in the Counties of Fife, Kinross and Clackmannan (Edinburgh, 1933) Robertson, W. N., 'Inchcolm Abbey, Fife: fragments of an early Christian crossslab', Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, vol.89 (1955-6) Saunders, A., 'The defences of the Firth of Forth', in Breeze, D. J (ed.)., Studies in Scottish Antiquity presented to Stewart Cruden (Edinburgh, 1984) 8/8

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